ZARAGOZA. Real Zaragoza overcomes Villarreal II with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Mesa (56′) and a goal from F. Serrano (64′).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Romareda stadium in Zaragoza on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Quintero González with the help of José Unai García Urbaneja and José Manuel Sarmiento Millet. The 4th official was Gonzalo Romero Freixas. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.96 degrees Celsius or 91.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Real Zaragoza was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Villarreal II that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza was putting more pressure with 34 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Zaragoza won the match​.

Real Zaragoza shot 16 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal II shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Real Zaragoza received 2 yellow cards (Fran Gámez and Víctor Mollejo). Talking about the opposition, Villarreal II received 4 yellow cards (Rodri Alonso, Adrià Altimira, Javi Ontiveros and Iker Álvarez).

Standings

After this match, Real Zaragoza has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Villarreal II stays with 0 points (19th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza will host Real Valladolid on the 18th of August with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of Real Valladolid (4 draws).

Villarreal II will host Eldense on the 21st of August with a 0-0 head to head.

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Francisco Escriba Segura decided to play with the following team: Cristian Álvarez (7.2), Fran Gámez (6.9), Alejandro Francés (7.1), Jair Amador (7.6), Carlos Nieto (7.1), Francho Serrano (8.1), Marc Aguado (7.9), Toni Moya (7.5), Maikel Mesa (7.9), Sinan Bakış (6.6) and Ivan Azón Monzón (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jaume Grau, Germán Valera, Sergio Bermejo (6.6), Gaetan Poussin, Sergi Enrich, Lluís López, Marcos Luna, Víctor Mollejo (6.6), Daniel Rebollo, Pablo Cortés García, Marcos Cuenca and Andrés Borge.

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 5 changes: Ivan Azón Monzón for Víctor Mollejo (75′), Toni Moya for Sergio Bermejo (75′), Marc Aguado for Jaume Grau (80′), Sinan Bakış for Sergi Enrich (86′) and Maikel Mesa for Germán Valera (86′).

Best player: Francho Serrano​

The most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Francho Serrano.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 34 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Villarreal II – Formation

Also Villarreal II adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Miguel Álvarez Jurado played with: Iker Álvarez (7.0), Adrià Altimira (6.6), Hugo Pérez (6.3), Abraham del Moral (6.7), Dani Tasende (7.0), Rodri Alonso (6.6), Alberto del Moral (6.8), Carlo García (6.3), Javi Ontiveros (6.8), Álex Forés (6.7) and Andrés Ferrari (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Diego Collado (6.5), Jorge Pascual (6.6), Aitor Gelardo, Tiago Geralnik, Daniel Requena (6.6), Rubén Gómez, Aitor Gelardo, Lanchi, Antonio Espigares, Víctor Moreno and Fabio Blanco.

Substitutions

Villarreal II made 3 changes: Álex Forés for Diego Collado (66′), Andrés Ferrari for Jorge Pascual (66′) and Hugo Perez for Aitor Gelardo (77′).

Best player: Dani Tasende​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal II was Dani Tasende.

His rating is (7.0) with 55 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Elche – Racing Ferrol – 0-1
• Real Zaragoza – Villarreal II – 2-0
• Racing Santander – SD Eibar – 4-0